Cowon iAudio S9

Cowon iAudio S9

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Creative Zen X-Fi

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General
Dimensions: 57.0 x 105.8 x 12.7 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 112.0 x 61.0 x 15.0 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 77.0 g 68.0 g 159.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Black, Titanium silver / black Black, White, Brown, Pink, Red, Orange Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $170 / $260 / $200 $180 / $200 / $280 $250 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 8GB / 32GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 30GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Cannot use as external drive
Screen
Display Type: AMOLED LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.3" 2.5" 3" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 480x272 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes No Yes No
*TV out though 20-pin connector. Cable Sold Separately.
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC, Audible, WMA Lossless MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT N/A N/A N/A
*SMI subtitle support Software converts JPEG to 640x480; Supports Overdrive audiobooks Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 55.0 hours 35.0 hours 14.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 11.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 8.0 hours
13 hours with wireless on.
Controls
Control Type: Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Capacitance
Recording
Video Recording: No No No No
Audio Recording Format: WMA WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A N/A
*Line-in requires additional cable sold separately.
Accessories
Included Accessories: Earbuds, 20-Pin USB transfer cable, Software Disc standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Pouch Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: N/A Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes Yes No
Single favorites on the go playlist. Bookmarks for audiobooks and podcasts
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: Bluetooth Wi-Fi Wi-Fi N/A
*Cables is a "standard" but not very common. Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter N/A Volume Limiter
X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM FM
Additional Features: *Flash & Other Utilities & Games *Glass Screen N/A FM Radio has RDS The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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